Yeah I OBVS need one of those .... maybe they have one that can go on a six-foot extender pole? :D

And I mean, name a piece of “classic literature” written before 1960 that DOESN’T have at least one repugnant-by-today’s-standards expression of racism or sexism or etc etc — Austen, Thackeray, Shakespeare, Dickens, it’s everywhere. If the solution is to scrap it or hide it away, well.... then where do you stop? 

A DRUG USER OR A COMMUNIST, oh my god the indignity.

I totally drove a staple into a finger or thumb -- multiple times, probably -- but never to the degree our OP experienced. I have, however, gone straight through the very tip/edge of my left index finger, right next to the nail, with a sewing machine needle.

I only started really “frying” stuff (as in, putting more than 1/8" in a pan) in the last couple of years because I am TERRIFIED of hot oil. My first real attempt, bf had brought home some kind of bullshit prefab frozen coconut-battered shrimp. We tried baking a package of them to absolutely revolting results, so I…

:OOOOOOO

My first — and only, bc I learn — attempt at roasting a turkey for thanksgiving involved a still-partially-frozen 15lb bird, a disposable foil roasting pan from the grocery store, first and second degree burns up one arm, a still-partially-clothed cold shower wherein I had hysterics and roommate thought I was sobbing…

Ahhhhhahahaha oh my god I’m so sorry but I love this story so much

True. The stories told in tv and film and books are part of our collective culture and history, as are the true stories of [any historical racist jackasses you care to name]. Removing a celebratory/lionizing statue is not at all equivalent to removing access to films/shows/books we now find morally offensive. Removing…

IDK, I horked it down like a golden retriever taking a disguised pill, just to spite him. :)

Sometimes I think part of our brains recognize that we’re in a headspace where a Real Relationship With A Future is either not possible or just not a good idea due to work / life stresses / having a bunch of shit you need to sort out. So we half-deliberately seek out people with whom a RRWAF is completely out of the…

And I’m the “conventionally book-smart” one in my own relationship — the one who (very unlike the bf) smashes standardized tests and has voluntarily read lots of Extremely Important Litt-rachoor — but bf is observant, insightful, clever, and can go brain-meltingly deep-dive on things he’s passionate about (music,…

It let me click to the second slide and then replace the “2" with “28" in the address bar, which is the only reason I’m here and saying “fuck the slideshows, I only bothered to get to the comments in order to say ‘fuck the slideshows,’ I’m not actually going to read the article even though I’m very interested in its…

I’d also like to know who edited the cover image for that trailer vid, because JGL straight-up looks like he’s in brownface. :|

100% agree about “total lack of character development etc.” and it’s a shame because you could’ve established A LOT of emotional content and depth with just a few more minutes worth of film. Also, I get that visual chaos is to be expected, given that it’s about multiple battles at sea with numerous ships and a crowded…

I LOVED him in it, tho I’m still undecided about his weird lil poison-drinkin’ shrug at the end? But holy shit did Ten ever nail what Hamlet should be.

Well I really liked Bill, too.... but yeah, DONNA FOREVER.

No fight from me, Smith’s run really was mostly bullshit. Actually I think it started off pretty okay, but his “turn everything up to 11" (heh) approach combined with Moffat’s “make everything as needlessly complex as possible” fuckery made me SO, SO glad when he left. I mean also I freaking love Peter Capaldi, so. 

And you have my bow. Smith can be a fine performer, but I disliked a lot of his DW schtick. (In fairness, a lot of what I hated about Eleven’s run was probably due more to Moffat.)

OOOOOO I think I know the one you mean! I was super looking forward to that show and it ended up being rather disappointing overall, but Ten was fantastic as per usual.